Large Insider Purchases
Institutional-Scale SEC Form 4 Buy Signals
The Signal of $1M+ Conviction
When a corporate executive invests more than $1,000,000 of their own capital into company shares, it represents the highest level of conviction. These seven-figure purchases reflect management's belief in the company's future value.
| Filing Date | Trade Date | Ticker | Company Name | Reporting Person | Relationship | Industry | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-12 02:28 | 2014-03-07 | OVAS | Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. | Longwood Fund, L.P. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $10.00 | 100,000 | $1,000,000 | 3,820,571 | +2.7% |
| 2014-03-12 04:35 | 2014-03-11 | ODP | ODP Corp | Smith Jeffrey C | Director, 10% owner | Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores | BUY | $4.59 | 711,500 | $3,264,220 | 28,872,697 | +2.5% |
| 2014-03-12 04:32 | 2014-03-07 | ODP | ODP Corp | Smith Jeffrey C | Director, 10% owner | Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores | BUY | $4.59 | 2,162,413 | $9,936,071 | 28,300,011 | +8.3% |
| 2014-03-12 02:28 | 2014-03-07 | OVAS | Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. | Westphal Christoph H | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $10.00 | 100,000 | $1,000,000 | 3,820,571 | +2.7% |
| 2014-03-12 02:28 | 2014-03-07 | OVAS | Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. | ALDRICH RICHARD | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $10.00 | 100,000 | $1,000,000 | 3,820,571 | +2.7% |
| 2014-03-11 23:44 | 2014-03-07 | CIGW | N/A | Camellia Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $100.00 | 30,000 | $3,000,000 | 453,331 | +7.1% |
| 2014-03-11 18:07 | 2011-05-04 | FDNH | N/A | OLIVER ROY T JR | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.46 | 19,694,433 | $9,138,217 | 20,158,579 | +4,243.2% |
| 2014-03-11 00:21 | 2014-03-06 | LOV | N/A | 402 CAPITAL LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.58 | 259,383 | $1,187,326 | 1,617,566 | +19.1% |
| 2014-03-11 04:52 | 2014-03-07 | REGN | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Sanofi | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $332.51 | 241,818 | $80,405,742 | 17,393,309 | +1.4% |
| 2014-03-11 04:51 | 2014-03-06 | REGN | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Sanofi | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $328.72 | 150,277 | $49,399,206 | 17,151,491 | +0.9% |
| 2014-03-07 18:57 | 2013-10-21 | MCP | N/A | Molibdenos Y Metales S.A. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 14,650,000 | $73,191,400 | 46,700,700 | +45.7% |
| 2014-03-08 01:53 | 2014-03-06 | GEVA | N/A | BAKER FELIX | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $105.75 | 375,000 | $39,656,250 | 211,614 | +100.0% |
| 2014-03-08 01:54 | 2014-03-06 | GEVA | N/A | BAKER JULIAN | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $105.75 | 375,000 | $39,656,250 | 211,614 | +100.0% |
| 2014-03-08 01:27 | 2014-03-05 | ACAD | Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. | BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $28.50 | 526,316 | $15,000,006 | 452,540 | +100.0% |
| 2014-03-07 01:02 | 2014-02-26 | SVVC | Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. | Bulldog Investors General Partnership | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $23.39 | 55,751 | $1,304,289 | 1,037,343 | +5.7% |
| 2014-03-06 21:21 | 2014-02-26 | SVVC | Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. | Bulldog Investors, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $23.39 | 55,751 | $1,304,289 | 1,054,163 | +5.6% |
| 2014-03-06 03:34 | 2014-03-05 | ICUI | ICU MEDICAL INC/DE | Jain Vivek | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $58.75 | 30,000 | $1,762,500 | 30,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-03-06 05:16 | 2014-03-03 | SLRC | SLR Investment Corp. | SPOHLER BRUCE J | Director, Officer - COO and Director | Other | BUY | $22.27 | 78,989 | $1,759,433 | 2,134,638 | +3.8% |
| 2014-03-06 05:22 | 2014-03-03 | SLRC | SLR Investment Corp. | GROSS MICHAEL S | Director, Officer - See Remarks | Other | BUY | $22.27 | 78,989 | $1,759,433 | 2,134,638 | +3.8% |
| 2014-03-06 04:36 | 2014-03-03 | REGN | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Sanofi | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $338.12 | 251,594 | $85,070,121 | 17,001,214 | +1.5% |
| 2014-03-06 01:00 | 2014-03-04 | IESC | IES Holdings, Inc. | GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL | 10% owner | Electrical Work | BUY | $5.20 | 405,800 | $2,110,160 | 10,787,040 | +3.9% |
| 2014-03-05 01:01 | 2014-02-28 | TTS | TILE SHOP HOLDINGS, INC. | KAMIN PETER H | Director | Retail-Home Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment Stores | BUY | $15.56 | 95,600 | $1,487,221 | 120,023 | +391.4% |
| 2014-03-05 00:11 | 2014-03-03 | WES | N/A | ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $60.78 | 308,490 | $18,750,022 | 50,053,824 | +0.6% |
| 2014-03-05 04:57 | 2014-02-28 | XON | PRECIGEN, INC. | Frost Gregory Ian | Officer - SVP--Health Sector | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $25.95 | 100,000 | $2,594,850 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-03-04 16:00 | 2014-03-03 | GE | GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | IMMELT JEFFREY R | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) | BUY | $25.19 | 104,900 | $2,642,431 | 1,962,577 | +5.6% |
| 2014-03-04 17:06 | 2014-02-28 | UIHC | American Coastal Insurance Corp. | POITEVINT ALEC II | Director | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $12.50 | 80,000 | $1,000,008 | 404,297 | +24.7% |
| 2014-03-05 01:58 | 2013-08-14 | WPT | N/A | NOVELLY PAUL A | Director, Officer - SEE REMARKS | Other | BUY | $20.00 | 300,000 | $6,000,000 | 605,000 | +98.4% |
| 2014-03-05 00:49 | 2014-02-28 | WSH | WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC | UBBEN JEFFREY W | Director, 10% owner, Other | Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service | BUY | $40.97 | 207,900 | $8,518,474 | 18,422,600 | +1.1% |
| 2014-03-04 20:07 | 2014-03-03 | KCG | N/A | JEFFERIES LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.00 | 6,000,000 | $66,000,000 | 22,467,774 | +36.4% |
| 2014-03-04 00:58 | 2014-02-28 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $51.86 | 60,729 | $3,149,406 | 2,087,009 | +3.0% |
| 2014-03-04 00:54 | 2014-02-27 | FSFR | N/A | TANNENBAUM LEONARD M | Director, Officer - CEO | Other | BUY | $14.15 | 74,071 | $1,048,179 | 291,382 | +34.1% |
| 2014-02-28 21:39 | 2014-02-27 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $51.60 | 347,959 | $17,954,684 | 2,026,280 | +20.7% |
| 2014-03-01 00:51 | 2014-02-26 | HLF | HERBALIFE LTD. | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries | BUY | $66.40 | 33,515 | $2,225,396 | 17,000,000 | +0.2% |
| 2014-02-27 22:35 | 2014-02-11 | UPNT | N/A | Lewis Gary C. | Officer - PRESIDENT | Other | BUY | $2,001.01 | 402,000 | $804,404,010 | 202,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-02-28 00:45 | 2014-02-25 | BTX | Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. | BROADWOOD PARTNERS LP | Director, 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $3.74 | 500,000 | $1,870,000 | 9,822,262 | +5.4% |
| 2014-02-28 04:43 | 2014-02-25 | TWI | TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC | RACHESKY MARK H MD | 10% owner | Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens) | BUY | $17.63 | 327,100 | $5,765,138 | 5,490,748 | +6.3% |
| 2014-02-27 23:33 | 2014-02-25 | CYTK | CYTOKINETICS INC | Eastern Capital LTD | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $8.00 | 500,000 | $4,000,000 | 2,883,845 | +21.0% |
| 2014-02-27 03:51 | 2014-02-24 | DVA | DAVITA INC. | WESCHLER, R. TED | Other | Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC | BUY | $66.97 | 1,159,858 | $77,679,402 | 37,621,152 | +3.2% |
| 2014-02-27 03:48 | 2014-02-24 | DVA | DAVITA INC. | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC | BUY | $66.97 | 1,159,858 | $77,679,402 | 37,621,152 | +3.2% |
| 2014-02-22 01:46 | 2014-02-20 | CNCE | N/A | Freund John Gordon | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.00 | 150,000 | $2,100,000 | 1,208,920 | +14.2% |
| 2014-02-21 22:02 | 2014-02-19 | CNCE | N/A | QVT Associates GP LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.00 | 300,000 | $4,200,000 | 559,999 | +115.4% |
| 2014-02-22 01:46 | 2014-02-20 | CNCE | N/A | Skyline Venture Partners Qualified Purchaser Fund IV L P | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.00 | 150,000 | $2,100,000 | 1,208,920 | +14.2% |
| 2014-02-21 23:18 | 2014-02-19 | CNCE | N/A | Three Arch Management IV, L.L.C. | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.00 | 103,500 | $1,449,000 | 801,726 | +14.8% |
| 2014-02-21 23:18 | 2014-02-19 | CNCE | N/A | THREE ARCH MANAGEMENT III LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.00 | 103,500 | $1,449,000 | 777,620 | +15.4% |
| 2014-02-21 17:17 | 2014-02-20 | KMI | KINDER MORGAN, INC. | KINDER RICHARD D | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman and CEO | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $32.97 | 100,000 | $3,297,280 | 231,688,110 | +0.0% |
| 2014-02-21 23:14 | 2014-02-19 | CNCE | N/A | BROOKSIDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.00 | 350,000 | $4,900,000 | 1,497,833 | +30.5% |
| 2014-02-21 02:27 | 2014-02-19 | ARP | N/A | COOPERMAN LEON G | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.80 | 60,000 | $1,248,000 | 75,000 | +400.0% |
| 2014-02-20 23:01 | 2014-02-18 | FLXN | N/A | Versant Venture Capital III, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.00 | 307,692 | $3,999,996 | 3,206,807 | +10.6% |
| 2014-02-20 23:00 | 2014-02-18 | FLXN | N/A | Tordjman Rafael | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.00 | 230,769 | $2,999,997 | 2,105,491 | +12.3% |
| 2014-02-20 22:59 | 2014-02-18 | FLXN | N/A | Sofinnova Partners SAS | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.00 | 230,769 | $2,999,997 | 2,105,491 | +12.3% |
Institutional Conviction in Form 4
Tracking these institutional-scale purchases allows you to follow the "smart money" when their conviction is highest. When an executive or a 10% beneficial owner commits a seven-figure sum to an open-market transaction, it bypasses the routine noise of stock-based compensation. These trades are often a precursor to major corporate developments or a signal that management views the current market valuation as significantly disconnected from the company’s internal growth trajectory. By monitoring these high-value entries, investors can align their portfolios with the capital of those who possess the most intimate understanding of a business's long-term health and potential.
Filtering the Market Noise
Our platform is designed to eliminate the noise and focus strictly on high-impact accumulation from directors and CEOs betting big on their company’s future. The SEC EDGAR database is frequently flooded with thousands of automated Form 4 filings, many of which involve small, technical, or pre-scheduled trades that offer little predictive value for the average investor. By applying a strict $1,000,000 minimum threshold, we isolate the transactions where insiders are taking substantial personal financial risk. This high-conviction filter serves as a powerful transparency tool, identifying the exact moments when corporate leadership moves away from passive ownership toward aggressive capital deployment.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.